New Starting Line Rule

Artwinter · 4 Jul 2001, 18:16 (Ref:113051)

What if?

As we all know that during huge Solar Flares on the Sun the radiation hitting the earth has shut down electric power grids for hours causing black outs. Now what if this radiation hit the starting lineup after the fifteen second rule went into effect and shut the computers down on all the cars. What would they du? Cancel the race and head for the hills before the fans hung them from the nearest lamp post or change the rules on the spot to save there a**es?

Gwen

Don K · 4 Jul 2001, 18:31 (Ref:113065)

Quote:

Originally posted by gwen
What if?

As we all know that during huge Solar Flares on the Sun the radiation hitting the earth has shut down electric power grids for hours causing black outs. Now what if this radiation hit the starting lineup after the fifteen second rule went into effect and shut the computers down on all the cars. What would they du? Cancel the race and head for the hills before the fans hung them from the nearest lamp post or change the rules on the spot to save there a**es?

Gwen

I think they would try to prevent the race from being "started".

And even if the race would have been "started" by accident, I guess the "race" would be stopped because too many cars (i.e. 22) would have been stuck on the grid.

There would be a restart, and each of the (22) cars that "stalled" on the grid would be penalized by having to start from the end of the grid, which happens to be directly behind all the (0) cars that actually managed to start.

So in fact we would have a "restart" with every car starting from it's original position.

Artwinter · 4 Jul 2001, 19:10 (Ref:113073)

Can't happen the rule says that after the fifteen second rule goes into effect that you are finished.

Gwen

Blackjack21 · 5 Jul 2001, 08:38 (Ref:113262)

Actually, Bernie would never allow that to happen. You have forgotten his power!

Kenny W. · 5 Jul 2001, 10:23 (Ref:113291)

How will the start lights work then?

Speed · 5 Jul 2001, 15:32 (Ref:113402)

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Originally posted by Kenny W.
How will the start lights work then?

End of discussion.

Artwinter · 5 Jul 2001, 22:25 (Ref:113552)

They would hand flag the start the same as any other time the starting lights failed.

Gwen

DNQ · 5 Jul 2001, 22:31 (Ref:113556)

Hmm. What a strange thing to think about.

What about this then: An earthquake creates a crack in the earth, directly between row 10 and 11?. The cars behind are unable to move, and then stall. What then?

Speed · 5 Jul 2001, 22:45 (Ref:113563)

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Originally posted by DNQ
What about this then: An earthquake creates a crack in the earth, directly between row 10 and 11?. The cars behind are unable to move, and then stall. What then?

Minardi doesn't have spare cars anyway...

Valve Bounce · 6 Jul 2001, 03:53 (Ref:113612)

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Originally posted by DNQ
Hmm. What a strange thing to think about.

What about this then: An earthquake creates a crack in the earth, directly between row 10 and 11?. The cars behind are unable to move, and then stall. What then?

Whatever happens, I can tell you one thing for sure - if there is an earth quake that would crack the road that badly, all the drivers would be madly running around looking for toilet paper.

Don K · 6 Jul 2001, 05:57 (Ref:113630)

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Originally posted by gwen
Can't happen the rule says that after the fifteen second rule goes into effect that you are finished.

Gwen

Oh?

I thought the rule said that after the fifteen second rule goes into effect, you cannot change into another car.

Don K.

Quote:

FIA to Introduce New Spare Car Rule in France

Wednesday June 27th, 2001

A new ruling concerning the spare cars will come into play at the upcoming French Grand Prix, the FIA announced on Wednesday. After a meeting held today in Paris, Formula One's governing body, through the World Motor Sport Council, announced the introduction of a new rule saying that "a driver wishing to change cars must have got out of his original car and left the grid before the 15-second signal which immediately precedes the start of the formation lap."

Kenny W. · 6 Jul 2001, 06:32 (Ref:113634)

I guess the answer is they all re-boot the computers and restart the same cars. They will all presumeably stop for a 10sec stop go for having personell on the track after the 15 seconds warning.

RussianFriend · 6 Jul 2001, 08:13 (Ref:113644)

Quote:

Originally posted by DNQ
Hmm. What a strange thing to think about.

What about this then: An earthquake creates a crack in the earth, directly between row 10 and 11?. The cars behind are unable to move, and then stall. What then?

They wouln't be able to cross the finish line of the first lap.

Valve Bounce · 6 Jul 2001, 09:23 (Ref:113657)

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Originally posted by RussianFriend

They wouln't be able to cross the finish line of the first lap.

I knew that!!

RussianFriend · 6 Jul 2001, 09:43 (Ref:113666)

just imaginate the situation: last 2 cars of the grid staying first and the rest are behind them, how should we qualify them?

Minadi is making double.

Victor Broccoli · 7 Jul 2001, 02:13 (Ref:113978)

JV, EI and JPM would speed up and try to jump the gap.

R · 7 Jul 2001, 02:23 (Ref:113979)

Quote:

Originally posted by DNQ
Hmm. What a strange thing to think about.

What about this then: An earthquake creates a crack in the earth, directly between row 10 and 11?. The cars behind are unable to move, and then stall. What then?

Quote:

Originally posted by Victor Broccoli
JV, EI and JPM would speed up and try to jump the gap.

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